College · Public · Denver, CO · City
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO
Online-only
Admit rate98%
6-yr median pay$65k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size6,563
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $65k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 98% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 17.
If you get in
6,563 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$85k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$19k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.0k
- Books & supplies
- $566
How students pay for it.
Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
6-yr median pay$65k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$77k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 6,563
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Region
- Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White50%
- Hispanic20%
- Black12%
- Unknown6%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian4%
- International2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students45%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time67%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 14
What you can study.